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Unique performances with BBC Orchestras, Choirs and other great orchestras

Unique performances with BBC Orchestras, Choirs and other great orchestras from around the world

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BBC Singers in Latin American music. Plus the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Berio and Elgar.

Presented by Penny Gore. With the BBC Singers playing Latin American music in concert at St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, plus the BBC Symphony Orchestra performing Berio and Elgar.

Penny Gore continues a week featuring concerts and recordings by the BBC Singers and BBC Symphony Orchestra. Today's programme includes the second part of a BBC Singers concert of Baroque and Renaissance Latin American music which they gave at St Paul's Knightsbridge in February. The BBC Symphony Orchestra is joined by Synergy Vocals for a new recording of Berio's Mahler-inspired Sinfonia, and the BBC Singers perform Judith Bingham's Missa Brevis. Finally the BBC Symphony Orchestra round off the programme with Elgar's Symphony No.2 conducted by Sakari Oramo.

2pm
BBC Singers Latin America concert presented by Ian Skelly
Guerrero: Ave virgo sanctissima
Guerrero: Decidme, fuente clara
Padilla: Missa Flos campi
Ortiz: Recercada segunda
Padilla: Missa Flos campi
Padilla: Mirabilia testimonia tua
BBC Singers
St James's Baroque Players
David Hill (conductor)

c.2.30pm
Berio: Sinfonia
Synergy Vocals
BBC SO
Josep Pons (conductor)

c.3.05pm
Bingham: Missa Brevis
BBC Singers
Stephen Farr (organ)
Richard Pearce (conductor)

c.3.25pm
Elgar: Symphony No.2 in E flat major
BBC SO
Sakari Oramo (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: BBC Singers and Symphony Orchestra

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Performances and recordings made by the BBC Singers and BBC Symphony Orchestra

Penny Gore presents a series of programmes featuring performances and recordings made by the BBC Singers and BBC Symphony Orchestra

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